# Testing the OneBox facility

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-onebox-facility/914149>\
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**Created:** [July 3, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-onebox-facility/914149 "2020-07-03T05:17:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-onebox-facility/914149/1 "2020-07-03T05:17:15Z")

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Just pasting URL

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LoPu1UIBkBc/hqdefault.jpg "Reagan-Mondale debate: the age issue") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoPu1UIBkBc)

[Using link option](https://youtu.be/LoPu1UIBkBc)

Nope.  
Hmm, it’s worked for me before, in [this post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-in-my-life-been-so-disgusted-with-the-democratic-party-as-i-am-now/913544/32) … but not now. Curious.

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**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-onebox-facility/914149/2 "2020-07-03T05:22:09Z")

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I think there was some hypothesizing that some features only work in replies, not in OPs:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LoPu1UIBkBc/hqdefault.jpg "Reagan-Mondale debate: the age issue") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoPu1UIBkBc)

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**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-onebox-facility/914149/3 "2020-07-03T05:22:16Z")

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Nope.

> **["Yes, Prime Minister" The Smoke Screen (TV Episode 1986) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0751841/characters/nm0248844)**
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> "Yes, Prime Minister" The Smoke Screen (TV Episode 1986) Paul Eddington as James Hacker

Doesn’t work for youtube anyway…

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**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-onebox-facility/914149/4 "2020-07-03T05:34:35Z")

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> [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](#):
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> Nope.
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> ["Yes, Prime Minister" The Smoke Screen (TV Episode 1986) - Paul Eddington as James Hacker - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0751841/characters/nm0248844)
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> Doesn’t work for youtube anyway…

Lightbulb moment. 💡 Thank you.

@Do_Not_Taunt

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**Author:** ![cardinal\_fang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal_fang/32/15316_2.png) [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-onebox-facility/914149/5 "2020-07-03T06:06:40Z")

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It seems to work ([Another Onebox test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-onebox-test/914152)) when using the embed URL for YouTube.